Following the announcement in June to reduce the ocean freight of 500 euros, the shipping company Dafei recently issued another announcement, saying that it would further reduce the freight rate and extend the scope of application to all customers in France, which will take effect on August 1 for a period of one year. Dafei said that these Measures mean that freight rates will be reduced by as much as 25%.
Freight reduction measures include:
1) For all goods imported from Asia by all French customers, the freight rate per 40 foot container is reduced by 750 Euros (previously reduced to 500 euros / feu);
2) For all goods destined for French overseas territories, the freight rate per 40 foot container is reduced by 750 Euros (previously reduced to 500 euros / feu);
3) New export measures: for all French exports, the freight rate per 40 foot container will be reduced by 100 euros.